My hair has been down to my waist for years. A couple months ago, after a new stylist cut my hair shorter than I'd wanted, I realized I had developed a wave pattern that the weight of my hair had been masking. Since then, I've been learning how to work with the new waves -- my hair is fine, so it doesn't take much for those delicate waves to stretch out -- and I'd started diffusing with a hair dryer already in the house that had come with a diffuser attachment. It was too hot for my hair even on the lowest heat setting and required me to diffuse upside down, which was problematic due to a health condition and which took a very long time. The results were mediocre at best, and when I had to go to work and couldn't let my hair air dry over a couple hours, it just didn't look good.So, for my birthday this year, I decided I'd buy myself the gift of a better hairdryer with a new diffuser. As I was searching for a different diffuser some YouTube wavy hair content creators had recommended, I saw this dedicated diffuser among the listings and was immediately struck by the design. With my short arms, I'd had to hold my previous hairdryer by the barrel to get it into the right position at times, and it struck me that a) this design would address that issue and b) with the bowl-style diffuser (the one I'd had had a flat top), drying would likely be faster and involve fewer contortions. I was also pleased with the lower heat output.There weren't a ton of reviews either here or on YouTube for the original Diffon model and were even fewer for this Diffon Supreme XL ionic model. So I felt like I was taking a bit of a chance at the price point, but Amazon's return policy was solid and I really only need a diffuser rather than a standard hairdryer, so I decided to go for it -- and to choose this model over the original. And so far, I'm thrilled with my decision!Why? Here's why I chose this one over the original Diffon model and what I love so much about this version.Let's start with the settings -- unlike the previous version (the DF1 5000), the settings for this model are on the bottom of the unit, not on the side, making it far less likely to accidentally hit a setting while diffusing. And there are more of them -- this model includes a cool button (the other version doesn't) that can be pressed once and doesn't need to be held down like it does on many hair dryers. The fan strength setting has a slider and the power button sticks out much more than the heat/cool buttons, so it's easy for me to ascertain by feel alone what I'm doing when I want to make a setting change while diffusing -- I find I don't need to look at the settings to use them.Since this model suggests it's for long/thick hair and mine is mid-length and fine, I didn't know if the XL diffuser bowl would be over-sized for my needs, but I find I can put much more of my hair in the bowl at once -- this allows my wave clumps to hold together better while pixie diffusing and has also cut my drying time by 2/3. My hair dries quickly but never feels "overdried" after I diffuse with the Diffon Supreme XL, and between the Argan Oil Ceramic and the Ionic Technology (the original model had the former but not the latter), I don't end up with a bunch of frizz or flyaways (my hair is particularly prone to the latter). The lower temperature also helps me avoid wave collapse when my hair cools -- something that tended to happen with my fine hair when using a regular hair dryer -- even to diffuse on its lowest heat setting.Because of the shape of this diffuser -- which makes so much practical sense, design-wise -- I'm also not contorting myself into difficult positions to diffuse and can easily move the diffuser into the position I want, even with my short, stubby arms. And the results? See above -- I went from having "half-hearted" texture to having healthy looking waves with comparatively little effort. This diffuser has finally given me something I thought I'd never have -- an easy hair routine with "happy-making" results! Happy Birthday to Me!!